Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo Joins National Climate Mayors Network

SALEM, MA — Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo said he has joined the national Climate Mayors network — a coalition of more than 750 past and current mayors across the country who pledge to work toward meaningful actions to mitigate climate change in their communities.

The Climate Mayors network includes officials who look to work together to promote sustainable communities.

Pangallo made climate change a key theme in his special election campaign this spring, calling it "the existential threat of our time."

"Solving one of our greatest threats — the climate crisis — requires meaningful action from all of us, here in our own community and in communities across the country and the globe," Pangallo said. "I've joined the Climate Mayors to ensure we’re bringing real solutions to tackle the most complex challenges facing our cities today. Here in Salem, we're dedicated to this work, through our Resilient Together climate planning initiative, our ongoing work to create a world-class port for offshore wind marshaling, our traffic-reducing transportation initiatives like Salem Skipper and Bluebikes, and our work to ensure our buildings better meet our climate goals.

"Our commitment to ideas that meaningfully address these challenges is so important and I look forward to working with my fellow Mayors to continue introducing new, innovative solutions that build sustainable, equitable, and resilient communities for all."

Climate Mayors was founded in 2014 as a bipartisan, peer-to-peer network. Climate Mayors now represent 48 states and nearly 60 million Americans.

Hundreds of members have signed the Climate Mayors letters committing to the Paris Agreement and calling on Congress to invest in a green and equitable economic recovery.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)